Cycle lanes

Bike lanes

There are bike lanes, which are for cyclists only, at:

• Johnsonville Road, from Fraser Avenue to Moorefield Road
• Broderick Road, from Johnsonville Road to Moorefield Road
• Ngauranga Gorge Road, from Glover Street to Malvern Road
• Featherston Street, from Mulgrave Street to Bunny Street in the central business district
• Bunny Street, in the central business district
• Victoria Street / Manners Street to Karo Drive (State Highway 1)
• Rugby Street, from Belfast Street to Tasman Street
• Constable Street, from Coromandel Street to Alexandra Roadd
• Evans Bay Parade, from Carlton Gore Road to Greta Point
• Te Whiti Street, from Rongotai Road to Coutts Street
• Coutts Street, from Te Whiti Street to the airport subway
• The Parade, Island Bay from Reef Street to Dee Street
• Reef Street, Island Bay

NZ Transport Agency maintains the cycleway along State Highway 2 from Horokiwi to Ngauranga.

Thorndon Quay clearway

On Thorndon Quay there is a clearway between 7am and 9am in the southbound traffic lane to give a safer margin for cyclists and turning vehicles.

Shared paths

Shared paths can be used by people who are walking, as well as well as those on bikes. If you're on a bike, you have to give way to pedestrians.

Pathways where you can ride a bike are identified by 'Shared Pathway' signs. Please give other people space when you are approaching them, and keep your speed to a minimum.

These areas have shared paths:

• Arthur Street (State Highway 1), from Cuba Street to Taranaki Street
• Burma Road, from Haumia Street  to Onslow College entrance
• Cobham Drive
• Evans Bay Parade, from Greta Point to Cobham Drive & from Wellington Road to Kemp Street
• Great Harbour Way / Te Aranui o Pōneke
• Hutt Road
• Johnsonville Road, from Fraser Avenue to Disraeli Street
• Karo Drive, (State Highway 1) from Cuba Street to Willis Street
• Kemp Street, from Evans Bay Parade to Ākau Tangi Sports Centre
• Leonie Gill Shared Pathway
• Miramar Avenue, from Cobham Drive to Maupuia Road
• Miro Street, from Coutts Street subway to Broadway
• Moorefield Road, from Middleton Road to Haumia Street
• Mt Victoria Tunnel
• Oriental Parade
• Pukeahu National War Memorial Path
• Tawa Valley Pathway – Ara Tawa
• Waterloo Quay.

Bus lanes

People on bikes can use the lanes marked 'Bus Lane', but can only use those marked as 'Buses Only' under certain circumstances.

	Cyclists may use the bus lane at any time, including within the hours stated on the sign.
	Cyclists can only use the lane outside of the times indicated. If no time is stated, then cyclists cannot use this lane at any time.

Find out more about bus lane signage for all road users: use of bus priority lanes (74KB PDF).

Here is a list of all the bus lanes around the city that cyclists can use (all the others are bus only at all times):